Pokémon TCG · 2005 Set Guide
Emerald Set Guide
The EX set of the Emerald game: 11 Pokémon-ex, the three Regis again, and a reprint of Hoenn staples like Rare Candy and Professor Birch.
Overview
Emerald came out on May 1, 2005, with 107 cards: 86 Pokémon, 11 Trainers and 10 Energy. Its 11 Pokémon-ex, as many as Team Rocket Returns, include Milotic ex, Altaria ex, Deoxys ex and the three Regis.
It brought back several Hoenn Trainers, Rare Candy, Professor Birch, Lanette's Net Search and PokéNav among them, and added Scott and Mr. Stone's Project. It is the only EX set from Team Rocket Returns on without a Pokémon Star. The printed total is 106, and a secret Farfetch'd is 107.
Cards and rarities
Emerald has 107 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "4/106". The cards print a set symbol, not a set code; the code here is the short one the catalog and TurnZero HQ file the set under.
The printed total is 106, so Farfetch'd, 107/106, is the one secret rare. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts a set against its printed total and keeps the secret rares apart, so finishing the main set and chasing the cards above it read as two separate goals. How set completion works →
Headline Pokémon
Two Pokémon-ex and a holo:
Milotic ex
Emerald #96
Mystic Scale stops both players playing Technical Machines; Reflect Energy does 70 and moves a basic Energy to your Bench.
Altaria ex
Emerald #90
Mist cuts damage from Stage 2 attackers by 30; Dragon Mist's 70 ignores Resistance and every effect on the Defending Pokémon.
Rayquaza
Emerald #9
Dragon Dance adds 30 to your Active Pokémon's damage next turn.
Trainers worth knowing
Two of its Supporters:
The chase card: Milotic ex
Emerald's chase card is Milotic ex, 96/106, illustrated by Ryo Ueda, at $799.99 on October 22, 2026.
The Rayquaza holo ($426.49) is second, and its Reverse Holofoil copy is worth more than either, at $1,078.45. Altaria ex and Regice ex were each $299.99.
Milotic ex is printed once in the set.
Every Milotic ex in Emerald
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo EX, Normal | 96/106 | $200.00 |
| Rare Holo EX, Holofoil | 96/106 | $799.99 |
Only the exact version is worth its price. The number at the bottom of the card and the rarity symbol beside it tell you which one you pulled. Reading the number and rarity symbol →
Chase cards and prices
Pokémon-ex and two holos, Rayquaza and Gardevoir, priced as holofoil copies.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Milotic ex | Rare Holo EX | $799.99 |
| Rayquaza | Rare Holo | $426.49 |
| Altaria ex | Rare Holo EX | $299.99 |
| Regice ex | Rare Holo EX | $299.99 |
| Deoxys ex | Rare Holo EX | $264.94 |
| Gardevoir | Rare Holo | $199.99 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 22, 2026. Prices can move a long way, most of all in a set's first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every variant and its 90-day chart. How Pokémon card prices work →
What a complete set costs
One copy of every card in Emerald, bought as singles, cost $2,929.73 on October 22, 2026. That is the 14th most expensive of the sixteen sets in the EX series.
The three most valuable cards, Rayquaza, Altaria ex and Regice ex, come to $999.98, or 34% of the total. Without them the set costs $1,929.75. Of the 107 cards, 49 were under $2.00, together $51.73; the other 58 add up to $2,878.00.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, usually a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil, or a stamped promo copy where the catalog prices one lower, at its TCGplayer market price. This is what it costs to buy the set as singles. It is not what opening packs returns, and not what a complete set would sell for, which after fees and the many cards worth cents would be noticeably less.
Playing it
Emerald is not legal in Standard or Expanded as a set: Expanded starts with the Black & White series in 2011. The catalog marks eight of its 107 cards as legal anyway, seven of them in Standard too.
They are the six basic Energy, which are always legal; Rare Candy, legal in both formats; and Lum Berry, legal in Expanded only.
Each card other than basic Energy shares its name and text with a later, legal printing, which is what makes an older copy playable. Every other card in the set is legal in neither format.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Emerald release?
May 1, 2005. It was the ninth set of the EX series.
How many cards are in Emerald?
107. The printed total is 106, and Farfetch'd is numbered 107/106.
What is the most valuable Emerald card?
Milotic ex (96/106), at $799.99 on October 22, 2026, though the Rayquaza holo's Reverse Holofoil copy is listed higher at $1,078.45. Prices move daily, so check each card's page.
Does Emerald have a Gold Star?
No. It is the only EX set from Team Rocket Returns on without a Pokémon Star.
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